Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    Ruby Vee replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am sorry you've had difficulty getting along with coworkers. It sucks, I know. Paragraphs are very easy to do and make your post much easier to read. Simply hit the "return" key twice and you have...
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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    Ruby Vee replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Congratulations for finding a way to blame NETY. I personally have never observed a nurse eating her young. I have, however, observed many a young'un attempting to masticate her elders. It has been...
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    Domestic Violence: Nurse As Abuser?

    Ruby Vee posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can a nurse be an abuser? That's the question we were asked in another thread by someone who wants to write about domestic violence and bullying. Have you yourself been guilty of bullying? Have you...
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    holidays... sick call...

    Ruby Vee replied to imsickagain's topic in General Nursing

    No, I have never called in on a major holiday, although once I was sent home from work with a fever and chills. Anyone I know of who called in sick on a major holiday was subject to disciplinary...
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    holidays... sick call...

    Ruby Vee replied to imsickagain's topic in General Nursing

    Your work ethic and character both suck. It sounds like you had a really nice holiday season last year -- be grateful. This year it's your turn to work Christmas. Suck it up and work
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    holidays... sick call...

    Ruby Vee replied to imsickagain's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be surprised if there isn't some special disciplinary process for someone who requests vacation during the holidays, doesn't get it and then calls in sick. At the very least, a paper trail will...
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    muslim prayer

    Ruby Vee replied to olamuri's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Your post is four days old, and I am not Muslim so I'm not sure how much my response will be appreciated. I'm Catholic. That said, here is my take on it: talk to your priest or rabbi or minister...
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    Contacting Nurse Managers

    Ruby Vee replied to Malbrecht0210's topic in General Nursing

    I got my start before email. I used to track down the name and snailmail business address of managers of departments where I was interested in working. I don't know if it helped or not, but I put in...
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    The evolution of a Nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to sassyrn333's topic in General Nursing

    I've gone back and read over some of my old posts, especially the threads I've started. October is breast cancer month and domestic violence month and I've experienced both and written about both....
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    Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    Ruby Vee replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    Your work schedule and family life are different from the previous poster's. You can't go all self-righteous on someone whose circumstances you really don't know. I work 3-4 12s a week. I live on a...
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    Family stole from me

    Ruby Vee replied to Speedy15's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, a family stole the ECG monitor right off of a patient and sold it. Not their family member of course, but the sick man in the next bed. It was years before anyone figured out what...
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    Hurricane Matthew Updates

    Ruby Vee replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I can only imagine the heartbreak of facing your home, your belongings after a devastating flood. My heart goes out to all of you. (And a donation as
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    Changing Specialties

    Ruby Vee replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I changed specialties and found an area that I love, although I won't claim it was any easier physically. I've been in ICU now for over thirty years, and I love
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    Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

    Ruby Vee replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Once you post, you don't get to specify who answers the post and what they say. Getting snarky about a post with which you disagree is a good indicator of lack of
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    Wanting to quit my job after less than 6 months...Advice?

    Ruby Vee replied to FDE123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you are bored this early in your career, you're doing it wrong. Med/Surg is a great place to learn time management, prioritization, basic nursing skills, critical thinking and so many other...
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    Is there something wrong with me?

    Ruby Vee replied to Txp12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    With the scenarios, it's oK to say you don't know. You're a new grad, no one expects you to know everything. What they're looking for is someone who is teachable and who will be a good employee and...
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    Alzheimer's Lesson?

    Ruby Vee replied to NewNurse08022016's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    For a long time, my mother would cry endlessly about "why did your father leave me?" And "I'll bet he's living with some floozy now". Hearing that he was dead, that he hadn't left her made her happy....
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    Domestic Violence: Why Should SHE Leave?

    Ruby Vee replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    While that it true, it is also somewhat problematic, legally speaking. I remember when the man I was dating used to visit his aunt in prison. Her husband was in the process of beating her to death...
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    Domestic Violence: Why Should SHE Leave?

    Ruby Vee replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Not many who enter a marriage with love in their eyes manage to keep their finances completely separate. The moment you start paying the mortgage with a joint checking account, you're co-mingling...
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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    Ruby Vee replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your post sounds racist. There is no need to mention the race of the colleagues that you claim to have bullied
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    I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    Ruby Vee replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes times, the career we chose at 20 no longer fits us at 30 or 40. If someone is so unhappy that they wish to change careers, and if they can afford to do it without discomfiting the family...
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    I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    Ruby Vee replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    "Compassion" is becoming a dirty word. All it seems to mean is "I didn't get what I wanted when I wanted it, and it's because YOU have NO
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    Cardiac unit for the new grad.. good idea?

    Ruby Vee replied to NurseKey622's topic in Cardiac

    I'm normally against ICUs for new grads (although I know that it's a thing now to hire new grads into the ICU and those new grads claim they do just great) but you're not really a new grad. You're a...
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    Domestic Violence: Why Should SHE Leave?

    Ruby Vee replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I understand doing what is safe. I was left standing on the side of the road with my dog and what I was wearing. You do what you have to do to survive. But wouldn't it be nice if it WEREN'T that...
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    Domestic Violence: Why Should SHE Leave?

    Ruby Vee replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    If you live in a community property state, he becomes part owner of the house just by virtue of being married and you need his signature on the paperwork. Plus you owe him part of the proceeds of the...